Question

alma plans to visit london and paris, where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple. what best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why? it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

Explanation:

A non - restrictive relative clause is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. It is set off by commas (in written form, though not always in spoken). A restrictive relative clause is essential. The clause “where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple” is non - restrictive. It begins with a relative pronoun (“where”), has a subject (“her parents”) and a verb (“went”), and is not necessary to identify “London and Paris” (the main noun in the sentence). We know which cities we are talking about (London and Paris), and the clause just gives extra information.

Answer:

It is a non - restrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.